Blaine DeArnold "K. O." McMahan: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Blaine DeArnold "K. O." McMahan was born 11 Feb 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1998, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Nov 1998, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

Early in life Blaine received the nickname of "K. O.". This name given to him
by H. C. Fox, and stayed with him all of his life. Lots of people never knew
his given name.

Blaine began school at the age of five years. Attending Pittman Center school
where his father, Arnold, drove the school bus. He went to school all of his
school years at Pitman Center, graduating high school in 1948.

K. O. worked for Robertson Brothers and Sharp hardware in Sevierville,
Tennessee after high school. Later he had his own trucking business, hauling
coal from Kentucky to Sevier County, Tennessee. He also spread fertilizer on
farms in Sevier, Tennessee and other counties.

Blained served on the Board of Education from 1958 to 1960. He was elected
Trustee of Sevier County, Tennessee in 1962 and served six 4 year terms, a
total of 24 years. After retiring from the office of Trustee he went to school
and received his Real Estate and Brokers license. In 1994 his office was in
Sevierville, Tennessee where he dealt in real estate and other rental
properties.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 35.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 223, 261, 262.

Blaine married Georgia Hopkins 11 Mar 1949. Georgia (daughter of Lewis Anderson Hopkins and Lucinda "Cinda" Phillips) was born 5 Feb 1928, North Carolina; died 16 Sep 2011, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Sep 2011, Richardson Cove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Linda Joyce McMahan was born 30 Sep 1950.
3. Lewis Wilson McMahan was born 15 Aug 1952.

Generation: 2

Linda Joyce McMahan

(1.Blaine¹) was born 30 Sep 1950.

Notes:

In 1994 living in Richardson's Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee community with family.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 35.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 223, 262.
Georgia (Hopkins) McMahan, 8 June 1996, p 16.

Linda married Clive Howell Valentine 8 Aug 1969, Sevier County, Tennessee. Clive (son of Ashley Valentine and Kathleen M. Price) was born 11 Jan 1949. [Group Sheet]

Children:

4. Janelle Carol Valentine was born 23 Jun 1971.

Linda — Murrell Dean Lewis. Murrell (son of Felix Gilbert "Gib" Lewis and Reva Corda Watson) was born Abt 1947. [Group Sheet]

Children:

5. Blaine DeArnold Lewis was born 5 Sep 1979.

Lewis Wilson McMahan

(1.Blaine¹) was born 15 Aug 1952.

Notes:

In 1994 living in Richardson's Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee community with family.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 35.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 223, 262.
Georgia (Hopkins) McMahan, 8 June 1996, p 16.

Lewis — Deborah Carr. [Group Sheet]

Lewis — Sandra Hodges Wear. [Group Sheet]

Generation: 3

4.	Janelle Carol Valentine (2.Linda², 1.Blaine¹) was born 23 Jun 1971. Notes: ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 35. Georgia (Hopkins) McMahan, 8 June 1996, p 16. Janelle — Chris Patterson. [Group Sheet] Janelle — Valentine. [Group Sheet]

Blaine DeArnold Lewis

(2.Linda², 1.Blaine¹) was born 5 Sep 1979.

Notes:

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Reference:
Georgia (Hopkins) McMahan, 8 June 1996, p 16.

Blaine married Nikki Darlene Newman 15 Mar 2000, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 27 Jun 2001, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Blaine married Heather Michelle Jamerson 28 Nov 2009, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]